Here are your options if these Visalia cops were involved in your case

Forty criminal cases have been dismissed by the Tulare County District Attorney's Office following the arrest of two Visalia officers.

In response to charges filed against Bryan Ferreira and Shane Logan, prosecutors have created a conviction review application. The review is for defendants who believe that investigations performed by the officers affected a legal resolution, prosecutors said.

“When this office announced criminal charges against these two officers, we had an ethical obligation to revisit cases and investigations they were involved in,” said District Attorney Tim Ward. “Today, defendants or their assigned representatives can begin that review process.”

Here's how the review process works:

Either the defendant or their lawyer must fill out an application for review. The defendant must provide prosecutors with proof of the applicant's claim of innocence, along with any supporting documents.

Prosecutors will also take into account if the defendant submitted a similar claim of innocence to any other organization and if the case involves DNA evidence.

Applications can be submitted by mail or email.

The DA has created a unit to review the applications. It's unknown how long the reviews will take.

So far, the DA's office has dismissed 40 cases related to Ferreira and Logan and anticipates that number will increase as the review process continues.

The arrest that set a review into motion

On Nov. 16, the narcotics detectives Logan and Ferreira were charged with 43 total criminal counts — 38 felonies.

Tulare police, along with investigators from the DA's office, believe Ferreira was the mastermind behind alleged falsifying of police reports, The men are also accused of conspiracy, falsely and maliciously trying to indict someone for a crime, perjury under "color of authority," and illegal use of the California Department of Motor Vehicles databases.

The detectives, who will face charges as co-defendants, have been on administrative leave since May, according to Visalia police. Other Visalia officers are also being interviewed about their potential part in the alleged crimes.

The investigation began in Tulare after the narcotics detectives served a series of search warrants.

Tulare officers said they weren't notified of the busts, although such notification is common courtesy when one agency goes into another's city.

Ward said the alleged drug deals claimed to obtain search warrants never happened.

According to the Tulare officers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confidential informants were working for Tulare Police Department. The informants went to Tulare detectives with information about crimes that hadn't been committed. Tulare began investigating their Visalia colleagues when police reports didn't match witness accounts, the sources said.

After six months of investigation, the Tulare officers said detectives uncovered dozens of allegations of misconduct stemming from evidence and interviews from confidential informants. They handed the case, along with the officers' cell phones, over to district attorney investigators.